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NJ Stage 2016 - ISSUE 4
Tell me about the two
records. American Spirits is definitely a more general release,
while Jim Testa For President is
great for an election year. The
political songs on Jim Testa For
President were all inspired by
the 2016 presidential campaign
and, for the most part, are GarageBand demos I did at home
completely by myself. American Spirits & Artisanal Cheese
was recorded at Mama Coco’s
Funky Kitchen, a terrific studio in
Brooklyn, with producer Oliver
Ignatius, and was meant to be a
more all-encompassing release
with a more professional sound,
showcasing all aspects of my
music (satire, social commentary, and a little old-fashioned
shmaltz.) Oliver plays piano and
organ on the record, and I had a
small cast of musicians from the
Mama Coco’s collective play on
the EP as well, including Chadbourne Oliver (the Graveyard
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